M3.1 earthquake 1 km NW of Dursunbey, Turkey
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Dursunbey, Turkey on Wed, Oct 17, 1979, 9:52 AM GMT+3 (06:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 6 km SSE of Sava?tepe, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-17 06:52:54 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.596° N, 28.607° E
- Region
- Turkey
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00013hc. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.